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The goodwill, work-in-progress and certain assets of historic Scottish law firm McClure Solicitors have been acquired by Jones Whyte LLP. The transaction sees the existing partners and staff, comprising 84 people, transfer to Glasgow-based Jones Whyte with immediate effect. They will join the c

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Nicola Rylatt has been appointed principal solicitor at Lanarkshire Community Law Centre, a legal practice based in Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau that works in partnership with Citizens Advice Bureaux across North Lanarkshire. The law centre serves North Lanarkshire residents who may be vulnerable

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Anderson Strathern has hired rural partner Linsey Barclay-Smith from Morton Fraser. Ms Barclay-Smith will work alongside Anne Chapman, department manager of Anderson Strathern’s rural land and business team, and the firm’s 20-strong rural practice.

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Sarah McWhirter has been promoted to principal lawyer at Slater and Gordon Lawyers. Ms McWhirter joined the firm in 2017 and heads the Edinburgh medical negligence team. She represents clients from all over Scotland in a wide variety of claims covering all aspects of medical negligence, including cl

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Clyde & Co has announced the promotion of Sarah Crewes to equity partner in its Edinburgh office as part of its 2021 promotions round. Ms Crewes joined the firm in 2015 as an insurance litigator. The majority of her practice is defence and coverage work arising from professional indemnity claims

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Balfour and Manson has announced three appointments to its Edinburgh office. Martin Lavery has joined the firm as a private client solicitor. Mr Lavery started his legal career as a trainee with Morton Fraser where he undertook a varied traineeship before deciding to specialise in private client wor

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Jan Gruter has been promoted to partner at Addleshaw Goddard in Glasgow. Mr Gruter joined the firm in 2018 as legal director, and has acted on behalf of a range of asset and fund management clients, especially private equity, real estate and infrastructure fund managers.

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BTO Solicitors LLP has announced that Caroline Carr, partner and head of the firm’s employment law team, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in employment law for the fifth consecutive time in her career, having first received the accreditation in 2001.  Thi

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Lindsays has expanded its private client team with the appointment of Leann Brown. Ms Brown, who will be based in Dundee, brings with her 12 years of experience of working across the full spectrum of private client work, wills and powers of attorney, setting up trusts, elder client law, th

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Aberdeen University's Dr Justin Borg-Barthet has been appointed to the European Commission's Expert Group Against SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). The expert group, established as part of the EU’s European Democracy Action Plan, will advise the Commission on initia

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New law firm Esson & Aberdein has taken on two new recruits. Paralegal Shari O’Hare and Lynn Nesbitt, a qualified surveyor and estate agency specialist, have joined the firm.

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Four solicitors have combined to establish a new legal firm based in Glasgow city centre.  Stacy Campbell, Maureen Matheson, Fraser Morrison and Alan McKee have launched McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM), a law firm specialising in corporate, commercial and residential property, private client, dis

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Anderson Strathern has hired European dealmaker Max Scharbert as a director in its corporate practice. Mr Scharbert is a former partner at Rooney Nimmo and is the longstanding chairman of the German British Chamber of Industry & Commerce in Scotland, and is qualified in German, English and Scots

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